[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 44, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 44CFR78.3]



[Page 377-378]

 

              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE

 

 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

                                SECURITY

 

PART 78_FLOOD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  78.3  Responsibilities.



    (a) Federal. The Director will allocate available funds to each FEMA 

Region. The FEMA Regional Director will:

    (1) Allocate Technical Assistance and Planning Grants to each State 

through the annual Cooperative Agreements;

    (2) Approve Flood Mitigation Plans in accordance with Sec.  78.6; 

and

    (3) Award all FMA project grants, after evaluating applications for 

minimum eligibility criteria and ensuring compliance with applicable 

Federal laws.

    (b) State. The State will serve as grantee through the State Point 

of Contact (POC) designated by the Governor. The POC must have working 

knowledge of NFIP goals and processes and will ensure that FMA is 

coordinated with other mitigation activities at the State level. If a 

Governor chooses not to identify a POC to coordinate the FMA, 

communities may follow alternative procedures as described in Sec.  

78.14. States will:

    (1) Provide technical assistance to communities to assist them in 

developing applications and implementing approved applications;

    (2) Award planning grants;

    (3) Submit plans to the FEMA Regional Director for approval;

    (4) Evaluate project applications, selecting projects to forward to 

the FEMA Regional Director for final approval; and



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    (5) Submit performance and financial reports to FEMA in compliance 

with 44 CFR 13.40 and 13.41.

    (c) Community. The community will:

    (1) Complete and submit applications to the State POC for the 

Planning and Projects Grants;

    (2) Prepare and submit the Flood Mitigation Plan;

    (3) Implement all approved projects;

    (4) Comply with FMA requirements, 44 CFR parts 13 and 14, the grant 

agreement, applicable Federal, State and local laws and regulations (as 

applicable); and

    (5) Account for the appropriate use of grant funds to the State POC.